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Brexit through a conflict prevention lens
Saferworld statement on the implications for peace and stability in the UK, EU and internationally following the Brexit vote.
24 June 2016
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Promoting peaceful societies at the European Development Days
Saferworld is convening a debate on building peaceful societies at the European Development Days (EDD) event which is taking place on 15 and 16 June 2016 in Brussels.
4 May 2016
Comment & analysis
The European Parliament called for an EU arms embargo against Saudi Arabia. Now what?
Kloe Tricot O'Farrell reflects on the recently adopted European Parliament Resolution on Yemen and the historic call for an EU arms embargo to be imposed against Saudi Arabia.
30 March 2016
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EU arms exports to Saudi Arabia in the context of the war in Yemen are illegal
Kloe Tricot O’Farrell and Roy Isbister say EU Member States that are supplying arms to Saudi Arabia that could be used in Yemen are complicit in the catastrophe unfolding in the country.
18 December 2015
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The dangers of the EU's quick fix approach to migration
The European Union must prioritise conflict prevention and peacebuilding policies to address why migrants and refugees from the Horn of Africa are travelling to Europe.
9 November 2015
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Conflict prevention is a part of the cure for the current migrant crisis
Conflict and instability are central drivers of migration, so effective conflict prevention and peacebuilding policies – not isolationist and anti-immigration responses – are key to addressing the current migrant crisis in Europe, says Saferworld’s Brie O’Keefe.
1 May 2015
Comment & analysis
Integrating gender in community security
Gender norms and relations play a substantive role in conflict and peace dynamics, so a strong gender perspective must be an integral part of community security projects. Julie Brethfeld, Saferworld’s Conflict and Security Adviser, explains how Saferworld’s community security approach creates spaces where diverse gender groups feel able to express their security concerns, and can eventually take measures to address and prevent gender-based violence and change gender norms.
27 January 2015
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An ill wind for EU arms transfer controls
It is not just France’s credibility at stake over the way it has handled a sale of two Mistral class assault ships to Russia, says Roy Isbister, but the credibility of the whole EU Common Position on arms transfers.
21 November 2014
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Un mauvais vent pour les contrôles de transferts d’armes de l’UE
Selon Roy Isbister, ce n’est pas seulement la crédibilité de la France qui est menacée par la manière dont le pays a géré la vente de deux porte-hélicoptères d’assaut Mistral à la Russie, mais la crédibilité de la Position commune de l’UE sur les transferts d’armes toute entière.
21 November 2014
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Improving local security through better police-community relations
In Bangladesh, Nepal, South Sudan, and Tajikistan, Saferworld has established community security programmes that focus on building trusting relationships between communities and security providers. Kloe Tricot O'Farrell highlights how this approach is enabling them to address together the causes, consequences, and risks of conflict and insecurity, and find solutions to strengthen the conditions for sustainable peace.
23 October 2014